Open AccessPost-operative drain use in patients undergoing decompression and fusion: incidence of complications and symptomatic hematoma
Author(s) -
Owoicho Adogwa,
Aladine A. Elsamadicy,
Amanda R. Sergesketter,
Ronnie L. Shammas,
Sohrab Vatsia,
Victoria D. Vuong,
Syed I. Khalid,
Joseph Cheng,
Carlos A. Bagley,
Isaac O. Karikari
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of spine surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2414-469X
pISSN - 2414-4630
DOI - 10.21037/jss.2018.05.09
Subject(s) - medicine , cohort , surgery , incidence (geometry) , decompression , hematoma , complication , demographics , body mass index , physics , demography , sociology , optics
Surgical drains are commonly used after spine surgery to minimize infection and hematoma formation. The aim of this study was to determine the incidence of post-operative complications after spinal decompression and fusion with and without a subfascial drain.